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Asians scores somewhat lower than whites in Minnesota statewide but in St Paul score much lower than whites in math, and as low as Hispanic in reading. It does not prove that high Asian achievement is a myth as much as Asians do lag in some parts of America.

Public school officials in St. Paul, Minnesota are learning first hand that the “Model Minority” image of Asian Americans indeed is a myth.

Model Minority? In St. Paul, Asian-American Test Scores Lag

MAY 7, 2015EMIL GUILLERMONBC NEWS

Public school officials in St. Paul, Minnesota are learning first hand that the “Model Minority” image of Asian Americans indeed is a myth.

According to school records, Asian Americans, the largest racial group in the St. Paul schools have impeccable attendance records and the fewest suspensions. But in the important benchmark of standardized testing, those same students are falling far short compared to the district average.

Asian/Pacific Islander students alternatively, lagged between 9 and 16 percentage points behind, slightly narrowing the gap between their white peers.

Black students remain the furthest behind and saw the least change over last year’s scores, though the group’s reading scores improved from 32 to 33 percent proficient.

rough pass rates from charts:

St Paul public school asians score much worse than statewide, and much worse than whites. In most districts in west coast, Asians scores only slightly worse in urban districts and better in suburbs compared to whites.